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Tuberous Sweetpea Lathyrus tuberosus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Unfortunately, yields are rather low and so the plant is only worthwhile growing as a taste treat, not as a staple crop. Taste trials consistently place this root very highly, it is certainly one of our favourites.
  • Germination: 46%
  • Height: 3-4 feet
  • Species: tuberosus
  • Genus: Lathyrus
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Family: Fabaceae
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Blue Wild Indigo, Rattleweed, Blue False Indigo, Indigo Weed, Rattlebush, Horse Fly Weed Baptisia australis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is considered to be a desirable plant in the garden due to its deep blue to violet spring flowers, the attractive light green compound leaves, and also for the somewhat unusual oblong fruits that emerge in the late summer.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Botanical Name: Baptisia australis
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 31,780
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 34
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Asparagus Pea, Princess Pea, Goa Bean, Manila Bean, Four-angled Bean, Winged Bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Young seedpods - cooked for a few minutes. The seed can also be roasted and eaten like peanuts or fermented and used as tempeh. It does well in humid tropics with high rainfall. The pods are harvested when about 15 - 20 cm long and 2cm wide.
  • Common Name: Asparagus Pea, Princess Pea, Goa Bean, Manila Bean, Four-angled Bean, Winged Bean
  • Species: tetragonolobus
  • Lot#: 9701
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,135
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Field Clover Trifolium campestre     - Trifolium procumbens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The species name campestre means "of the fields". * Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 649,220
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Species: campestre
  • Botanical Name: Trifolium campestre
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
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Siberian Pea Tree, Siberian Peashrub Caragana arborescens
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

It is a shrub growing to heights of 12 feet or more and is a perennial . * Extremely hardy--a plant lifted from a pot in December spent the winter in zone 5 with its bare rootball frozen to the turf--still bloomed well in the spring; bright yellow flowers...
  • Common Name: Siberian Pea Tree, Siberian Peashrub
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
  • Height: 12 feet
  • Collection Locale: Montana
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Purity: 99%
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Mountain Mahogany, California Mountain Mahogany, Western Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The etymology of the species name derives from the Greek “kerkos”, from which the genus name root cerco derives, meaning "tail", referring to the tail-like appearance of the fruit; and carpus meaning "fruit": thus “fruit with tail”.
  • Crop Year: 1992
  • Purity: 60%
  • Lot#: 9201
  • Genus: Cercocarpus
  • Botanical Name: Cercocarpus betuloides
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
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White Clover, Irish Shamrock, True Irish Shamrock, Dutch Clover Trifolium repens
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* White clover ( Trifolium repens ) is a species of clover native to Europe , North Africa , and West Asia . Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in...
  • Quantity: 29.78 lb
  • Botanical Name: Trifolium repens
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Germination: 96%
  • Family: Fabaceae
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Roundheaded Bush Clover, Rabbitfoot, Dusty Clover, Roundhead Lespedeza Lespedeza capitata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Seeds are eaten by many birds. Leaves & stems are covered with silver hair. * The plant contains several biologically active compounds. Readily eaten by grazing animals. Pharmaceutical preparations are manufactured from them.
  • Quantity: 3.65 lb
  • Collection Locale: NE
  • Purity: 79%
  • Lot#: 021090
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Height: 2-3 feet
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Hazel Alder Alnus serrulata
Price : CALL

* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Genus: Alnus
  • Germination: 53%
  • Species: serrulata
  • Purity: 97%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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Buck Brush, Snowbrush Ceanothus, Red Root, Tobacco Brush Ceanothus velutinus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* All parts of the plant are rich in saponins - when crushed and mixed with water they produce a good lather which is an effective and gentle soap. It grows up to 4 meters tall but generally remains under three, and forms colonies of individuals which...

98%

    • Botanical Name: Ceanothus velutinus
    • Purity: 98%
    • Germination: 98%
    • Crop Year: 2011
    • Species: velutinus
    • Lot#: 110130
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    Japanese Alder Alnus japonica
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Native to temperate forests, stream-banks, swamps and roadsides in northeastern Asia and Japan. * A decidious Tree growing to 22 m (72ft 2in) at a fast rate.
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 872
    • Seeds Per Pound: 753,640
    • Germination: 53%
    • Common Name: Japanese Alder
    • Family: Betulaceae
    • Genus: Alnus
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    Georgia False Indigo, False Indigo, Savannah Indigobush Amorpha georgiana  confusa   - Amorpha cyanostachya
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    Superorder: Rosanae Takht. * class: Equisetopsida C. * This is a beautiful flowering shrub with an extremely limited range in North Carolina. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened...
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Quantity: 0.45 lb
    • Purity: 99%
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 95
    • Common Name: Georgia False Indigo, False Indigo, Savannah Indigobush
    • Family: Fabaceae
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    Field Clover Trifolium campestre     - Trifolium procumbens
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    The species name campestre means "of the fields". * Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland...
    • Seeds Per Pound: 649,220
    • Crop Year: 2010
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 36
    • Germination: 84%
    • Collection Locale: Holland
    • Common Name: Field Clover
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    Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean, Texas Mescalbean, Frijolito, Frijolillo Sophora secundiflora     - Calia secundiflora
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    * An evergreen shrub with compound leaves, 1" violet-blue fragrant flowers in 2-3" pendulous clusters; pods 1-7"; seeds are bright red, sometimes used for necklaces, but are said to be poisonous; native to Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    • Common Name: Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean, Texas Mescalbean, Frijolito, Frijolillo
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 11
    • Seeds Per Pound: 568
    • Genus: Sophora
    • Quantity: 3.32 lb
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    Caspian Locust, Persian Honey Locust Gleditsia caspia     - Gleditsia caspica
    Price : CALL

    * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. * Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia...
    • Germination: 98%
    • Collection Locale: Russia
    • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Common Name: Caspian Locust, Persian Honey Locust
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    Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    The seed usually germinates within 2 weeks. * Seed propagation - sow spring or autumn in situ. * Lobelia inflata is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant growing to 15–100 cm (5.9–39.4 in) tall, with stems covered in tiny hairs.
    • Height: 18-24 inches
    • Botanical Name: Lobelia inflata
    • Common Name: Indian-tobacco
    • Quantity: 0.25 lb
    • Purity: 90%
    • Genus: Lobelia
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    Red Clover, Mammoth Red Clover Trifolium pratense   Mammoth
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    The flowers are dark pink with a paler base, 12–15 mm long, produced in a dense inflorescence. Trifolium pratense is used in traditional medicine of India as deobstruent, antispasmodic, expectorant, sedative, anti-inflammatory and antidermatosis agent.
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Purity: 99%
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Genus: Trifolium
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 487
    • Seeds Per Pound: 245,405
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    Table King  Squash, Acorn Squash Cucurbita pepo   Table King
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh. Seeds directly sown are placed one inch deep, 5-6 to a hill; hills are 6 feet in all direction from other hills.
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Quantity: 12.59 lb
    • Height: 18-24 inches
    • Lot#: 9401
    • Cultivar: Table King
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 43
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    Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean, Texas Mescalbean, Frijolito, Frijolillo Sophora secundiflora     - Calia secundiflora
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    * An evergreen shrub with compound leaves, 1" violet-blue fragrant flowers in 2-3" pendulous clusters; pods 1-7"; seeds are bright red, sometimes used for necklaces, but are said to be poisonous; native to Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
    • Common Name: Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean, Texas Mescalbean, Frijolito, Frijolillo
    • Quantity: 3.32 lb
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Purity: 99%
    • Species: secundiflora
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    Needle Grass Stipa capillata
    Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

    * A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia. * Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia .
    • Crop Year: 2004
    • Genus: Stipa
    • Purity: 98%
    • Seeds Per Pound: 90,800
    • Species: capillata
    • Botanical Name: Stipa capillata
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    White Leadtree, White Popinac, Jumbay, Leadtree, Haole Koa Leucaena leucocephala     - Leucaena glauca    , Acacia leucocephala    , Acacia frondosa    , Acacia glauca    , Mimosa leucocephala    , Mimosa glauca
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Leucaena leucocephala has been considered for biomass production, as its reported yield of foliage corresponds to a dried mass of 2000–2 kg/ha/year, and that of wood 30–40 m³/ha/year, with up to twice those amounts in favourable climates.
    • Common Name: White Leadtree, White Popinac, Jumbay, Leadtree, Haole Koa
    • Seeds Per Pound: 8,107
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Collection Locale: India
    • Species: leucocephala
    • Genus: Leucaena
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    Andes Alder Alnus acuminata     - Alnus jorullensis  acuminata
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Guatemala , Mexico , Panama , Peru and Venezuela . * Alnus acuminata (also called Alder is a species of tree in the Betulaceae family.
    • Common Name: Andes Alder
    • Botanical Name: Alnus acuminata
    • Crop Year: 2014
    • Height: 80-90 feet
    • Purity: 98%
    • Species: acuminata
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    Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata
    Price : CALL

    * Leaves bright green on top, silvery beneath, sweetly fragrant silvery-white flowers; red fruit in fall, loved by birds, which may spread the plant excessively; native to Japan. Mature bushes in the wild yield about 650g of fruit over 2 - 3 pickings.
    • Species: umbellata
    • Botanical Name: Elaeagnus umbellata
    • Genus: Elaeagnus
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
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    Sickle Keeled Lupine, Sicklekeel Lupine Lupinus albicaulis   Hederma
    Price : CALL

    The inflorescence is up to 44 centimeters long, bearing whorls of flowers each 1 to 1.6 centimeters long. It is a hairy, erect perennial herb often exceeding a meter in height. The fruit is a silky-hairy legume pod up to 5 centimeters long containing...
    • Species: albicaulis
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
    • Height: 2-5 feet
    • Cultivar: Hederma
    • Common Name: Sickle Keeled Lupine, Sicklekeel Lupine
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    Sweetfern, Sweet Fern, Sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina
    Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

    * A broad, flat-topped shrub native to northeast U.S.; has fragrant foliage, long, narrow, frondlike leaves; a nitrogen-fixer, so good for poor soils; takes sun or part shade. It is still used for most of the same purposes in modern herbalism.
    • Common Name: Sweetfern, Sweet Fern, Sweet-fern
    • Family: Myricaceae
    • Purity: 99%
    • Crop Year: 2018
    • Germination: 98%
    • Germination Test Type: cut
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    Pygmy Peashrub Caragana pygmaea
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be...
    • Seeds Per Pound: 40,860
    • Species: pygmaea
    • Common Name: Pygmy Peashrub
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 44
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Genus: Caragana
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    Marshmallow, Common Marshmallow Althaea officinalis
    Price : CALL

    * Marsh mallow is a very useful household medicinal herb. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat and associated dry cough/bronchitis .
    • Height: 3-4 feet
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
    • Common Name: Marshmallow, Common Marshmallow
    • Species: officinalis
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